A scene breakdown in progress in Celtx software for production management

Web & Mobile Video Project Management

3. Dramatify

Dramatify is a web and mobile-based production management solution. It includes a Facebook-inspired messaging system UI that connects to an email and contact management system.

Its feature set also includes script breakdowns, stripboards, production reports, payroll tools (including time sheets), location management, and more.

There are many pricing options that are broken into Pay As You Go and Fixed plans. The pricing depends on how many users you include in each project.

Dramatify Production Management Software

Video Production MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

4. Yamdu

Yamdu is a cloud-based film production management tool. Its feature set offers pre production tools such as breakdowns, shooting scheduling and call sheets. It also offers task assignments, announcements, and crew management.

Like Celtx, Yamdu is a good resource for generating general production documents.

Yamdu costs $49 (per month, per project) to unlock the full production management features.

The dashboard view in Yamdu’s software for production management

Desktop Film Scheduling Software

4. Gorilla Scheduling 6

Gorilla Scheduling is a desktop-based film and video scheduling solution. It includes additional production manager tools that you can purchase and install separately (including call sheets).

It also includes a pop-up, manual entry tagging system to make script breakdowns, as well as templates for call sheets, film credits and storyboards.

Because it is desktop-based, you must install it and run periodic updates and upgrades. It also lacks any built-in collaboration or communication tools.

Pricing varies by number of installs, and starts at $249 for two installs.

The Stripboard view in Gorilla Scheduling 6 software for production management

Cloud-Based Film Scheduling Software

5. Scenechronize

Scenechronize is an online production manager tool from Entertainment Partners (who also make Movie Magic Scheduling). Its feature set includes script breakdowns, sides, and standard reports (include day-out-of-days or DODO) which you can export as PDFs and Excel documents.

Scenechronize is good for secure document storage. It manages your script, schedule and document libraries with watermarking capabilities. You can also perform in-tool emailing of files from your libraries.

The free trial includes all of the features, but costs $150 to upgrade.

The stripboard view in Scenechronize production management software

Film Scheduling Software

6. Movie Magic Scheduling

MovieMagic Scheduling, also from Entertainment Partners, is a scheduling solution that uses a block-style production calendar. You can import your script, create and view schedules, and it incorporates Stripboard functionality.

Like Gorilla, Movie Magic Scheduling is a desktop-based program. So that means it has per-user installs, and is not optimized for easy collaboration.

The Magic Movie Scheduling Stripboard functionality

The Movie Magic Scheduling 6 Premiere Edition starts at $489. Although, if you qualify, there is a $185 Academic Edition for students and teachers.

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